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This is my 150th spirit review and the 105th scotch review, who knew it would get this far. :0
Glen Elgin Speyside Single Pot still Malt Whisky, 12 yo, 86 proof, standard squat bottle (like Balvenie), box packaging, not available in the US, about $83 imported from the UK.
After offering this for the last few buys with little interest I decided that maybe if I review some then more people would have an idea what it was like and perhaps order some thenselves. Hopefully, CoventryCat86 will chime in with his thoughts since he is the only person to have gotten a bottle besides myself.
The Glen Elgin Distillery sits 2 miles south of Elgin on the road to Rothes, and it was the last distillery to be built during the 1890s when a number of other distilleries were built. The architect, Charles Doig, had stated it would be the last one built in Speyside for at least the next 50 years and he was uncannily accurate with Tormore being the next distillery built in 1958, 60 years after Glen Elgin. Two things made Glen Elgin unusual. First; until the 1950s the distillery was entirely operated and lit by paraffin. All machinery was driven by a paraffin engine and a water turbine. Secondly; it has a huge storage area for the malted barley at about 440 tons (US). This is 3 times or more the norm and may be the largest in Scotland. Available as an official distillery released single malt only since 2001 there have been some independent bottlings of older stock for about the last 20 years with the Whisky Glalore 12 yo bottling being exceptionally good for the price. The majority of the distillery output is used in blends, especially White Horse.
Your basic American pot roast dinner started my evening. The wife really does an excellent job with this. :thumbs: After letting dinner settle a bit I poured 2 fingers of Glen Elgin in my glass and parked myself in my chair to compose this review for you. Nosing is a bit different for a Speyside. I get the faint smell or burning leaves from far away borne on wind. That mixed with honey, malt and leather. Tasting reinforces the honey and malt from the nose. While being sweet it isn't an over powering sweetness but mixes well with the malt, wood and vanilla. The finish is long lasting with a touch of dryness toward the end. This is a very solid B+/A- dram with a good complexity that I thought made it well worth the price. An ACE!
Glen Elgin Speyside Single Pot still Malt Whisky, 12 yo, 86 proof, standard squat bottle (like Balvenie), box packaging, not available in the US, about $83 imported from the UK.
After offering this for the last few buys with little interest I decided that maybe if I review some then more people would have an idea what it was like and perhaps order some thenselves. Hopefully, CoventryCat86 will chime in with his thoughts since he is the only person to have gotten a bottle besides myself.
The Glen Elgin Distillery sits 2 miles south of Elgin on the road to Rothes, and it was the last distillery to be built during the 1890s when a number of other distilleries were built. The architect, Charles Doig, had stated it would be the last one built in Speyside for at least the next 50 years and he was uncannily accurate with Tormore being the next distillery built in 1958, 60 years after Glen Elgin. Two things made Glen Elgin unusual. First; until the 1950s the distillery was entirely operated and lit by paraffin. All machinery was driven by a paraffin engine and a water turbine. Secondly; it has a huge storage area for the malted barley at about 440 tons (US). This is 3 times or more the norm and may be the largest in Scotland. Available as an official distillery released single malt only since 2001 there have been some independent bottlings of older stock for about the last 20 years with the Whisky Glalore 12 yo bottling being exceptionally good for the price. The majority of the distillery output is used in blends, especially White Horse.
Your basic American pot roast dinner started my evening. The wife really does an excellent job with this. :thumbs: After letting dinner settle a bit I poured 2 fingers of Glen Elgin in my glass and parked myself in my chair to compose this review for you. Nosing is a bit different for a Speyside. I get the faint smell or burning leaves from far away borne on wind. That mixed with honey, malt and leather. Tasting reinforces the honey and malt from the nose. While being sweet it isn't an over powering sweetness but mixes well with the malt, wood and vanilla. The finish is long lasting with a touch of dryness toward the end. This is a very solid B+/A- dram with a good complexity that I thought made it well worth the price. An ACE!